Skillfully using PS simple 9 steps to create urban scenery in the rain

Landscape photography has always been a constant theme by photographers, and many times when we see a pretty glamorous picture on the Internet, we will be envious. In fact, we do not need to envy others, because perhaps you take photos are perfect enough, but also a little bit of the late PS skills. Early photo of the light sense is very important, although PS can play the role of icing on the cake, but in the final analysis of the shooting is the decisive role, the quality of the early decision it can be later qualifications. For example, shooting scenery when the angle, light sense to do as much as possible in the shooting, so that the latter has more space to play.

Original analysis: This is Venice, Italy, San Marco Square, because it was rainy day, gloomy weather, dark clouds, shooting out the effect of a depressing feeling. But by looking at the purple lights and the prospect of lemon yellow chair and the reflection of the ground after the rain is a good bright spot, so decided to adjust the tone through the later, highlight the focus, to achieve the desired effect of the painting.

Solution: Because of the elements of the screen, the content of complex, so the latter time to do to simplify, toward the goal of a step-by-step to remove the extra elements, through the focus of color highlighting, while paying attention to the master tone of the grasp, each step of the adjustment for the image of the improvement of texture to help

First, curve adjustment exposure

Copy the layer and use the Curve tool to make basic adjustments to the exposure. The cloudy diffuse light is very soft, and it is characterized by a softer shadow than the light of a sunny day. Use the magic wand and a slight feather to select the sky and the ground respectively for exposure treatment, lifting the dark part, eliminating the gray texture of the building, the high light of the dark clouds. In the coordinated adjustment of the curve and saturation, it is necessary to look at the data in the grayscale distribution, so as to ensure that the picture looks comfortable. If you can combine ACR and other software to adjust the raw files prior to import PS for zoning adjustment, will get better detail performance.

Second, contrast enhancement contrast

The contrast adjustment has great influence on the sharpness, detail performance and gray level performance of the image. In general, the greater the contrast, the clearer the image, the more vivid the color, and the smaller the contrast, it will make the whole picture gray. Use contrast to enhance the expression of color, enhance contrast.

Third, color level to enhance the sense of hierarchy

Color scale is used to adjust the image of the high light, shadow and midtones. The color fullness and fineness of the image are determined by the color level, by adjusting the color levels, you can make the pattern of the relationship between the light and shade more clear, more layered sense. The exact values need to be tried until they are adjusted to their satisfaction. Ctrl+shift+l automatically adjusts the color level, this is the most convenient way. Here, the basic adjustment of the photo is complete.

Four, the lasso pull the image to highlight the key

According to the previous plan, because of the elements of the screen, color complex, purple lights and prospects lemon yellow chair is a good bright spot, in order to achieve the effect of painting, to do color processing, to simplify, only highlight these two points. Pull like the general has magic wand, pen painting path, color range screening and lasso tools several methods, combined with this picture, with the lasso tool to accurately pull out the part of the street lamp, it takes some time. The same way to dig out the foreground of the yellow chair.

Five, just keep the color you want

After the street lamps and chairs are finished, the reverse selection of the layer, the saturation value of 100, the color of the photos into a half black-and-white photos, only the street lights and chairs two colors, to remove the colorful umbrellas on the screen color focus of interference. The surrounding environment pull for black and white, and then part of the screen elements to modify, enhance contrast and the picture after the reflection of the ground contrast, improve the screen level. To this, the visual focus of the screen has been fully highlighted, the effect of painting meaning began to appear.

Six, radial gradient map add cold hue

Add a retro-blues gradient map, click the Gradient tool in the tool palette, and choose the two gradients you like in the Fill color box, in which I choose dark blue and light yellow. The pattern is a radial gradient, and you can create a gradient effect by pulling it down from the top in the new layer. Layer mode to color filter, opacity 30%. Add cold tones to make the picture quiet and steady.

Seven, color fill add nostalgia warm yellow tone

Color can make people have the psychological feeling of distance. Yellow is the forward color, with a prominent background forward feeling, warm yellow also makes the picture tone softer. New color fill layer, layer mode to lighten, opacity 10%.

Eight, Hue goes on to make the hue become gorgeous

Hue is a color-containing family of several colors that contain 12 basic hues. By changing the hue combined with the optional color adjustment, you can make the overall tone of the screen become unique. The exact value of a person's preference for the adjustment, the final goal of the city to make the picture tone comfortable and good-looking can also be very special. Of course, this adjustment can only be a slight adjustment, and it is best to follow the variation of the brightness, hue and purity of the changes in the same color of the passage, the gorgeous color of the screen, hue adjustment plays a key role.

Color balance for final finishing and correction of Hue

This link is often placed in the last step of tonal adjustment, adjust the situation of saturation or insufficient saturation, correcting the bias color. can also according to their own preferences and production needs, modulation needs of color, better finish the picture effect. This part of the subjectivity is also strong, based on personal preferences to adjust, have a good-looking standard, and then through debugging to achieve their own satisfaction with the tone. For example, if you think the screen more red, it will be red to the left drag, in fact, is added to the red complementary color cyan, the balance of other colors is the same.

Tips. Get into the habit of building folders and naming: Every step of the way in the late process will make layers more and more, so it's a good practice to create folders and name new layers at any time. Do not modify in the original layer, each step of the effect of the add Chengdu to ctrl+j copy new layers and name them, build groups, and categorize them. This will be at a glance when you want to change it, very convenient. Once you've decided on the general tone of a picture in a set of works, you can simply drag the folder to the other photos to fine-tune it to keep the style and tone consistent.

After the adjustment of the works quite a sense of oil painting, to the street side of the yellow table and chair to extend the main color, ignoring the construction and pedestrian umbrella color, slowly transition into a nostalgic tone, the sky clouds are a sign of a greater storm will come. In fact, many of the later works are the author's subjective preferences to determine, want to highlight an element of the screen, or to achieve a certain effect, must be adaptable. Of course, the latter can not completely only by their own perceptual to play at will, but also need to have some color-related knowledge, the PS of the various tools have a very comprehensive understanding. To improve the method I think is not to follow the footsteps of others into thinking and blind worship, more practice and try, do not fear failure.

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